Effects of Fermi velocity engineering in magnetic graphene superlattices

TL;DR

This paper theoretically explores how Fermi velocity modulation affects electronic transport in magnetic graphene superlattices, revealing control over transmission resonances and potential for device applications.

Contribution

It introduces a novel theoretical analysis of Fermi velocity engineering in magnetic graphene superlattices, demonstrating control over transport properties.

Findings

Fermi velocity modulation controls resonance peaks in transmittance.

Fermi velocity acts as a switch for transmission through magnetic barriers.

Results can inform fabrication of graphene-based electronic devices.

Abstract

In this work we investigate theoretically the influence of a Fermi velocity modulation in the electronic and transport properties of magnetic graphene superlattices. We solve the effective Dirac equation for graphene with a position dependent vector potential and Fermi velocity and use the transfer matrix method to obtain the transmission coefficient for the finite cases and the dispersion relation for a periodic superlattice. Our results reveals that the Fermi velocity modulation can control the resonance peaks of the transmittance and also works as a switch, turning on/off the transmission through the magnetic barriers. The results obtained here can be used for the fabrication of graphene-based electronic devices.